Thursday, June 18

Tag: Deaths

Betty Marlene Cruz Yagual, Obstetrician
Ecuador, Medics, Profiles

Betty Marlene Cruz Yagual, Obstetrician

Betty Marlene Cruz Yagual – an Obstetrician at Centro de Salud Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador – passed away on 10 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Betty was 61 years old. Her love for her profession led her to obtain a Master's degree in Public Health. She had a 29-year history in this sector, between the Santiago de Guayaquil Health Centers, number 13 and El Cisne 2. Betty Cruz's family and friends remember her as a cheerful and supportive woman, who enjoyed her obstetric profession and the relationship with her patients. On April 7, she entered the Los Ceibos hospital of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) with respiratory symptoms and three days later she died at 61 years of age. Source: El Universo Please help us ...
Sadaf Jameel, Nurse
Medics, Pakistan, Profiles

Sadaf Jameel, Nurse

Sadaf Jameel – a Nurse in Isolation Ward at Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital, Gujrat, Pakistan – passed away on 10 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Sadaf was 38 years old. Source: The News Please help us in adding details.
Eduardo Méndez Martinez, Orthopedic Surgeon
Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Eduardo Méndez Martinez, Orthopedic Surgeon

Eduardo Méndez Martinez – an Orthopedic Surgeon (retired), Hospital Administrator at ISSSTE Hospital Regional General Ignacio Zaragoza, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away on 10 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Martinez was 65 years old. Méndez, who a few years ago served as union secretary of the Zaragoza Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE). Source:Fondo Please help us in adding details.
Ismail Durmus, Pharmacist
Medics, Profiles, Turkey

Ismail Durmus, Pharmacist

Ismail Durmus – a Pharmacist in Istanbul, Turkey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 11 April, 2020. Ismail was 35 years old. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.
Luis Augusto Chirighini Bicudo, Orthopaedist
Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Luis Augusto Chirighini Bicudo, Orthopaedist

Luis Augusto Chirighini Bicudo – an Orthopaedist, Santos, Brazil – passed away on 10 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Luis was 74 years old. He is the first health professional who died in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, as a result of the new coronavirus and was considered a 'hero' by many colleagues and patients. He was hospitalized in a serious condition at Ana Costa Hospital and had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. “What remains are only good memories of a wonderful man, with a huge heart, who has helped so many people and who deserved to live longer, but unfortunately it was not God's will," wrote the son. Source: Globo.com Please help us in adding details.
Andy Costa, Administrative Staff
Medics, Neighbors, Profiles, United Kingdom

Andy Costa, Administrative Staff

Andy Costa – an Administrative Staff, Ward Administrator at Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, England – passed away ON 9 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Andy Costa devoted 26 years to the NHS, most recently working as a ward administrator at Highgate Mental Health Centre in north London. The NHS trust paid tribute to his “diligence and loyalty”. Andy’s 26 years of diligence and loyalty to Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust were honoured with a long service award only last summer at a special tea party A spokeswoman for the trust said: “Andy was a highly respected, conscientious and long-serving colleague who had worked at Highgate Mental Health Centre since it opened 15 years ago.” The spokes...
Hasan Ecevit,  Nursing Technician
Medics, Profiles, Turkey

Hasan Ecevit, Nursing Technician

Hasan Ecevit – a Nursing Technician in ICU at Haseki Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Hasan was 44 years old. Hasan Ecevit, who worked in the general intensive care of Istanbul Sultangazi Haseki Training and Research Hospital, died from the coronavirus. Hasan Ecevit, who struggled to survive in the intensive care unit after Mehmet Ecevit, also died from the coronavirus. It was learned that Hasan Ecevit, who died at the age of 44 from the coronavirus, did not have a chronic illness. Source: Gercek Gundem Please help us in adding details.
Kevin Leiva,  Emergency Medical Technician
Medics, Profiles, United States

Kevin Leiva, Emergency Medical Technician

Kevin Leiva, 24, Emergency Medical Technician, Dover, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 9 April 2020. Kevin was 24 years old. Leiva was remembered as smart, positive and selfless, who lived to help others through being an EMT. “Kevin was only 24 years old," said Murphy. “Bless him. We thank him for his service. For an extraordinary lifetime. For his service to this state.” Source: NJ Please help us in adding details.